2004 Parramatta Eels season

2004 Parramatta Eels season
NRL Rank12th
Play-off resultDNQ
World Club ChallengeDNQ
World SevensRunners-up (Lost 7–18 vs Wests Tigers, Grand Final)
2004 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 517; against: 626
Team information
CEODenis Fitzgerald
CoachAustralia Brian Smith
Captain
StadiumParramatta Stadium (Capacity: 20,741)
Avg. attendance11,766 (Home)
14,988 (Home & Away)
Agg. attendance141,186 (Home)
359,718 (Home & Away)
High attendance18,128 (12 April vs South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 5)
Top scorers
TriesUnited States Matt Petersen (14)
GoalsAustralia Luke Burt (43)
PointsAustralia Luke Burt (134)
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The 2004 Parramatta Eels season was the 58th in the club's history. Coached by Brian Smith and captained by Nathan Cayless, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2004 Telstra Premiership.

Summary

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The 2004 NRL season was the worst in some time for the Parramatta club. After only managing nine wins in 24 games, the Parramatta side finished 12th and missed out on the Finals for the second year running. The highlight of the season was defeating Manly 52–12 in round 14 of the competition.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7 North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8 Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 −59 26
9 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 −25 24
10 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 −101 24
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 −117 24
12 Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 −109 22
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 −139 22
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 −266 16
15 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 −357 16

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Parramatta Eels 2004". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Honour Roll". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.